Here’s a fusion slideshow from Alice and Carl’s wedding on May 2, 2010. More wedding photos can be viewed from the previous post or my facebook gallery. To view the HD version, click on Vimeo at the lower right corner of the video.
May your marriage be full of love.
Location: Hai Shanghai, Toronto, On.
May 2nd was the first wedding I shot this year and it was just a privilege to start off this year with a lovely couple Alice and Carl. We first shot the engagement photos in early April and within a month, the day finally arrived. Both the ceremony and the banquet were held in Hai Shanghai Restaurant in Toronto. All night long, the event was filled with a lot of love and fun, with their best friends as bridesmaids and bestmen/groomsmen, many wonderful speeches were made.
Here are some photos from that day.
More photos from their wedding on my facebook page
Location: Hai Shanghai, Toronto, ON
This is the last post of my Best of 2009 series. This last post is pretty special because usually after a long day after all the morning festivities (preparation, tea ceremony, pickup games etc), ceremony, portrait session, the banquet is the last event of the day and usually fatigue starts to kick in. However, through the fatigue, as photographers, we find that even if we’re physically tired, our creativeness never slows down. As always, the series of events that occur during wedding banquets are usually very emotionally touching through speeches and exciting that keeps us going like the Energizer bunny. And yes, Energizer is one of the many brands of batteries that I use.
Here are some of my favourite photos from decorations, cake cutting, first dance, games to bouquet toss, all from 2009.
Guests arriving at banquet hall
Banquet decoration of the head table
Cake cutting
The cake after cake cutting
Bride and Groom's first dance
Bride and Groom's first dance
The ring, during the first dance
Bride and Groom's first dance
One of many games for the new couple
Bouquet toss by the bride
A very cool but non traditional bouquet toss by the bride
Bouquet toss by the bride
The fourth part of the Best of 2009 series is going to focus on some ceremony photos. During 2009, I went to a lot of new churches, venues, and other event centers. As a photographer, it’s always fun and exciting to explore new places to photograph in. Whatever we do, we try to capture the most romantic photo for the couple. During ceremony, I never use flashes (although I’ve recently fell in love with off camera flashes), all ambient light. Here are some of my favourite shots from 2009.
Bride entering
Father of Bride unveiling Bride
During Ceremony
During Ceremony
During Ceremony
During Ceremony
Kisses after ring exchange
Kisses after ring exchange
Here comes the third part of the Best of 2009 series. What is interesting is that the first two years of documenting weddings, I was not spending as much much attention to details as I should. This past year, I changed my mind and started paying more attention to such things such as the Chinese qua, dress, the shoes, the bouquet and all the things the bride and groom spent so much time and heart on.
Here are a few of my favourite detail shots from 2009.
Traditional Chinese Qua for weddings
Wedding Gown
Bouquet
Traditional Chinese wedding shoes
Wedding High Heel
Wedding Ring
Wedding Cake
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